Around 200 tanker ships stranded at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz

Moscow (ANTARA) - Around 200 tanker ships are stranded at the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf of Oman on Tuesday, 3 March, bringing the total number of stranded vessels to about 300, according to MarineTraffic data analysed by RIA Novosti. Currently no tanker is crossing the Strait of Hormuz, which connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. Geographically, the northern coast of the Strait of Hormuz belongs to Iran, while the southern coast is shared between the United Arab Emirates and Oman. The intensifying conflict in the Middle East is halting shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, a major route for global oil and LNG supplies from Gulf states. On 28 February, the United States and Israel launched attacks against several targets in Iran, including in Tehran, causing damage and civilian casualties. Iran retaliated to the US-Israeli strikes by launching a series of attacks into Israeli territory and at US military bases across the Middle East. The attacks on Iran continue even though talks on Iran’s nuclear programme between Washington and Tehran in Geneva, mediated by Oman, are ongoing. Source: Sputnik/RIA Novosti